My mother will turn 75 in July. I am very proud that she was valedictorian of her graduating class. She raised four children, faced the trauma of her husband losing a limb in his 30s, survived breast cancer, lost her husband at the age of 53, and survived lymphoma. She makes the most beautiful baby quilts, does crossword puzzles daily, devours books, sacrifices to help her family, worships God and loves me like nobody else ever could.